Local News
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Officers release image of man after Heywood phone theft
Police are appealing for information following the theft of a mobile phone from a shop in Heywood.
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What you can expect to pay for drinks at Parklife 2025
Parklife is back at Heaton Park this weekend with a buzzing crowd, booming stages, and bars and street vendors offering a huge range of drinks to suit every taste, whether you’re after a refreshing lager or a cocktail.
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RECAP : Parklife 2025 Day One - updates, photos & travel news
Tens of thousands of music fans are pouring into Parklife, as the day one of the festival gets underway.
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Local mental health champion Jo Allen awarded British Empire Medal for community service
The head of a Greater Manchester mental health charity has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List for her decades-long dedication to improving lives.
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Young nurse from Bury awarded MBE for outstanding service to remembrance and emergency care
A 31 year old critical care nurse and Army reservist from Bury has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours for his extraordinary unpaid work supporting the ex-service community at state events.
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100-mile Hadrian’s Wall trek raises over £800 for Rochdale hospice
Couple’s six day walk supports end-of-life care in memory driven challenge.
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Royal recognition for Rochdale volunteer Paul Ellison in King’s Birthday Honours
Norden’s Paul Ellison has been made an MBE after more than three decades of dedicated service to his local community.
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Rochdale’s Champness Hall saved from ruin and ready to turn 100
Once set for demolition, the century old Champness Hall is now back in action and preparing to mark its milestone birthday in style.
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Parklife's hidden heroes show how one team makes big events work for residents
Roch Valley Radio visited the Maccabi Community Centre in Prestwich, where the Community Impact Team is operating from to support local residents during Parklife and Oasis
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Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable awarded knighthood
Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson QPM has received a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours.
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Foodies set to flock to Shawclough as The Oxford launches its first ever global food festival
A Rochdale pub best known for its award winning beer garden and standout events is going one step further this weekend with its first ever international food festival, promising a mouth watering lineup of street food, tapas and sweet treats from across the world.
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He faced four charges of child sex abuse and then vanished the day court began
One of the seven men convicted for child sex offences in Rochdale has gone on the run after failing to attend court, prompting a nationwide manhunt led by Greater Manchester Police.
Notices
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ELR mourns passing of 93 year old volunteer ‘Godfather’ Bob Johnson
One of the East Lancashire Railway’s most devoted figures, Bob Johnson, has died peacefully aged 93, after dedicating over three decades to the heritage railway.
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Big science day returns to Rochdale this June with free family fun
A free event full of hands-on science and art activities will take over Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre on Sunday 29 June
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Obituary: Celebration of Life for Norma Sullivan
Mum and Dad (William, fondly known as Lol) shared many happy years as Landlady and Landlord of The Royal Oak in Ramsbottom during the late '80s and '90s
UK News
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Sir Keir Starmer to launch new national inquiry into grooming gangs
Sir Keir Starmer is to launch a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.
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Air India plane crash victim's son says he'll relive his mother's last moments 'to the day I die'
The son of an Air India plane crash victim, who was sitting one row behind the man who survived, has told Sky News he will relive "her last moments" until the day he dies.
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See the best pictures from Trooping the Colour - as King pays tribute to plane crash victims
The King has marked his official birthday at the Trooping the Colour parade, wearing a black armband in tribute to those killed in the Air India plane crash.
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Weather warnings: 30,000 lightning strikes hit UK - with roads flooded and landslip disrupting trains
Roads have been flooded and a landslip has disrupted trains as the UK was hit by tens of thousands of lightning strikes during thunderstorms.